JP2006211918A - Feeder for cat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a feeder for a cat, making it possible that the cat easily takes feed, without spilling the feed in a surrounding area, even when the cat takes the feed in a manner specific to the cat. <P>SOLUTION: This feeder for the cat comprises a main body part 2 and a step part 3, wherein the main body part 2 has a dish-like receiving space and the step part 3 is outward extended from an upper peripheral edge of the main body part 2. Further, the main body part 2 is made of a bottom wall 5 and a peripheral wall 6, wherein the bottom wall 5 has a horizontal bottom face 51 and the peripheral wall 6 has an even slope peripheral face 61 which is upward extended from a top peripheral edge of the bottom wall 5 and smoothly leads to the bottom face 51 of the bottom wall 5 at an obtuse angle thereto. Furthermore, the step part 3 is made of an extension part 7 and a peripheral part 8, wherein the extension part 7 has an even slope peripheral face 71 which is outward extended from an upper peripheral edge of the peripheral wall 6 in the main body part 2 and smoothly leads to the slope peripheral face 61 of the peripheral wall 6 and the peripheral part 8 has a rising peripheral face 81 which is upward extended from a top peripheral edge of the extension part 7 and smoothly leads to the slope peripheral face 71 of the extension part 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to cat tableware.

  In general, when feeding a cat, cat dry food or wet food is put in a commercially available pet tableware, for example, a plate-shaped or bowl-shaped tableware.

  By the way, when observing the action of cats eating food, they feed them using their mouths and tongues, and then swallow their heads up and down to feed them to the back of their mouths. In addition, he catches food with a rough thorn that grows from the tip of the tongue to the back, or licks the food and carries it to the back of the mouth. Because of these cat-specific eating methods and the size of the cat's head, a deep cylindrical or conical tableware that exceeds the length of the cat's nose can cause the cat's nose, eyes and head to eat when eating food around the bottom. Hits the peripheral wall of the tableware, so you can't eat it unless you lie down. If it is difficult to eat, the food will be taken out of the dishes and eaten, and the surroundings will be soiled.

  On the other hand, in shallow dishes where the head does not hit the peripheral wall of the tableware, the food is pushed out when the food is licked with the tongue or held in the mouth, so the food is likely to spill out of the tableware and the surroundings will be stained .

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and provides a cat tableware that can be easily eaten without spilling food around the cat even when eating cat-specific food. is there.

  The present invention comprises a main body having a dish-shaped storage space, and at least one step portion extending outward from the upper end periphery of the main body and having an edge on the outer periphery. To do.

  According to the present invention, when a cat eats food for tableware, a space for moving the head up and down to move the head can be secured above the step portion, and the nose, eyes, head, etc. can be brought into contact with the inner surface. There is no. Moreover, when the food is scooped up with the tongue along the inner peripheral surface of the main body, it can be eaten as if sandwiched between the snouts by making the stepped part stand by, and the food is not spilled around. .

  In the present invention, the tableware can be stably supported when the annular support leg is vertically provided at the outer side of the peripheral wall.

  In the present invention, when the cutout portion is formed in the annular support leg, the fingertip can be inserted into the back surface side of the main body portion through the cutout portion, and the carrying becomes easy.

  In the present invention, when a slip stopper is provided at a set interval on the lower surface of the annular support leg, it does not move easily even when eating food.

  Here, the size of the tableware is designed based on the size of a general adult cat and the daily intake of food. For example, in American short hair, which is a relatively common size for adult cats, the head is about 9 cm long, about 5 cm high and about 6 cm wide, and the snout is long. The length is about 2.5 cm, the width is about 3 cm, and the thickness is about 3 cm. In addition, the daily intake of food for adult cats is 1 to 1/2 cup for dry food and 1 cat can (about 90 g) for wet food.

  In the present invention, as the material of the tableware, non-metallic materials such as plastic, and metal materials such as aluminum and stainless steel can be used in addition to ceramics and porcelain.

  Moreover, as a shape of tableware, arbitrary shapes, such as an ellipse other than circular, are employable.

  According to the present invention, even when eating cat-specific food, food can be easily eaten without spilling food around.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 5 show an embodiment of a cat tableware 1 of the present invention.

  The tableware 1 is made of earthenware, and has a main body 2 that forms a dish-shaped storage space, a step 3 that extends around the upper edge of the main body 2, and a downward hanging from the back surface of the step 3. The annular support leg 4 is formed to correspond to the wet hood.

  The main body 2 is composed of a bottom wall 5 and a peripheral wall 6 extending upward from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 5, and the bottom wall 5 has a horizontal bottom surface 51. It has a flat inclined peripheral surface 61 that forms an obtuse angle with the bottom surface 51 of the wall 5 and smoothly continues to the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5.

  The step portion 3 includes an extension portion 7 extending outward from the peripheral edge of the peripheral wall 6 in the main body portion 2 and an edge portion 8 extending upward from the peripheral edge of the extension portion 7. 7 is a flat surface that is smoothly continuous with the inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6 with an obtuse angle larger than the angle formed by the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5 and the inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6 with respect to the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5. The edge 8 has an obtuse angle smaller than the angle formed by the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5 and the inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6 with respect to the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5. It has a rising peripheral surface 81 that is smoothly continuous with the inclined peripheral surface 71 of the extension portion 7.

  Further, the annular support leg 4 is formed with a notch 4a having a bow shape when viewed from the front, and a plurality of anti-slips 41 made of rubber or the like are provided on the lower surface thereof at intervals in the circumferential direction. It has been.

  Here, the container 1 has an outer diameter of about 15 cm and a height of about 3 cm, and the volume of the dish-shaped accommodation space formed by the bottom wall 5 and the peripheral wall 6 of the main body 2 is about 1 /. It is set to 2 cups.

  Next, the case where it feeds using the tableware 1 comprised in this way is demonstrated.

  First, wet food is put into the main body 2 constituting the tableware 1 and is put out in front of the cat. At this time, by inserting the fingertip into the back surface side of the bottom wall 5 through the cutout portion 4a of the annular support leg 4, and placing the thumb on the front surface side, the tableware 1 can be sandwiched and easily carried.

  When the cat C eats the food of the tableware 1, it is possible to secure a space for moving the head above the stepped portion 3 even in the cat-specific way of eating swallowing the head up and down. A head or the like is not brought into contact with the inner surface of the tableware 1. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, when scooping up the food with the tongue along the inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6, the snout is made to wait above the inclined peripheral surface 71 of the extension portion 7 in the stepped portion 3. It can be eaten while sandwiched between the snouts, and the edge 8 does not spill food around.

  Further, the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5 and the inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6 in the main body 2 are smoothly continuous, and the inclined peripheral surface 71 of the extension portion 7 and the rising peripheral surface 81 of the edge portion 8 in the step portion 3 are smooth. In addition to reducing the amount of leftovers in the wet food, it can be easily washed and there is no unwashed residue.

  Furthermore, the tableware 1 is stably supported by the annular support legs 4 while being eaten, and is not moved by the anti-slip 41.

  FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the cat tableware 1 according to the present invention. This tableware 1 is also made of earthenware, and has a main body 2 having a dish-shaped storage space, and a main body 2. Is formed of a stepped portion 3 extending to the periphery of the upper end of the plate and an annular support leg 4 suspended downward from the back surface of the stepped portion 3, and is formed corresponding to the dry hood.

  The main body 2 has a bottom wall 5 having a horizontal bottom surface 51, and extends upward from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 5, and forms an obtuse angle with the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5. And a peripheral wall 6 having a smoothly inclined flat inclined peripheral surface 61.

  Further, the step portion 3 extends outward from the upper end periphery of the peripheral wall 6 in the main body portion 2, and is formed by the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5 and the inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6 with respect to the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5. An extension portion 7 having a flat inclined peripheral surface 71 that forms an obtuse angle larger than the angle and continues smoothly to the inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6, and is extended upward from the peripheral edge of the distal end of the extension portion 7. A rising peripheral surface 81 that is smoothly continuous with the inclined peripheral surface 71 of the extension 7 with an obtuse angle smaller than the angle formed by the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5 and the inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6. And an edge portion 8.

  However, the inclined peripheral surface 71 of the extension portion 7 in the step portion 3 is raised at a larger inclination angle than the case of the above-described wet food tableware 1 so that the dry hood easily falls.

  Although not shown in detail, the annular support leg 4 is formed with an arcuate cutout portion 4a, and a plurality of slip stoppers 41 made of rubber or the like on the lower surface thereof at intervals in the circumferential direction. Is provided.

  Here, the container 1 has an outer diameter of about 16 cm and a height of about 4 cm, and the volume of the dish-shaped storage space formed by the bottom wall 5 and the peripheral wall 6 of the main body 2 is about 1 cup. Is set to

  Even when feeding using the tableware 1 configured as described above, dry food may be put in the main body 2 constituting the tableware 1 and put out in front of the cat.

  Also in this case, when the cat eats the food of the tableware 1, it is possible to secure a space for moving the head above the step portion 3 in the way of eating that is peculiar to the cat that swallows the head up and down. No eyes, heads, etc. are brought into contact with the inner surface of the tableware 1. In addition, when the food is scooped up with the tongue along the inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6, the snout is kept waiting above the inclined peripheral surface 71 of the extension portion 7 in the stepped portion 3 so as to be sandwiched between the snout. Even if it can be eaten and lifted to the inclined peripheral surface 71 of the extension portion 7, if it is not pressed by the tongue, it will slide down along the inclined peripheral surface 71 and will not spill food around by the edge portion 8. .

  Further, the bottom surface 51 of the bottom wall 5 and the inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6 in the main body 2 are smoothly continuous, and the inclined peripheral surface 71 of the extension portion 7 and the rising peripheral surface 81 of the edge portion 8 in the step portion 3 are smooth. In addition to reducing the amount of leftovers of dry food, it can be easily washed and there is no leftover.

  Furthermore, the tableware 1 is stably supported by the annular support legs 4 while being eaten, and is not moved by the anti-slip 41.

  In the embodiment described above, the flat inclined peripheral surface 61 of the peripheral wall 6, the flat inclined peripheral surface 71 of the extension portion 7, and the flat rising peripheral surface 81 of the edge portion 8 are smoothly formed on the bottom surface of the bottom wall 5. However, as shown in FIG. 8, the rising peripheral surface 81 of the edge portion 8 may be raised inward.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, not only one step portion 3 but also two or more step portions 3 may be formed.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, it may be formed on the curved main body 2 integrated with the bottom wall and the peripheral wall, or may be formed on the curved step 3 integrated with the extension and the edge.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the tableware for cats of this invention. It is a top view of the tableware for cats of FIG. It is a bottom view of the tableware for cats of FIG. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 2. It is principal part sectional drawing explaining the state which eats the food by a cat. It is sectional drawing which shows other embodiment of the tableware for cats of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the tableware for cats of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the other modification of the tableware for cats of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows another modification of the tableware for cats of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tableware 2 Main-body part 3 Step part 4 Annular support leg 4a Notch part 41 Anti-slip 5 Bottom wall 51 Bottom face 6 Perimeter wall 61 Inclined peripheral surface 7 Extension part 71 Inclined peripheral surface 8 Edge part 81 Standing peripheral surface

Claims (4)

  It is composed of a main body portion having a dish-shaped accommodation space, and at least one step portion extending outward from the upper end periphery of the main body portion, and the step portion has an edge on the outer periphery. Cat tableware.   The cat tableware according to claim 1, wherein an annular support leg is suspended from the outer peripheral wall.   The cat tableware according to claim 2, wherein a cutout portion is formed in the annular support leg. The cat tableware according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a slip stopper is provided on the lower surface of the annular support leg at a set interval.

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